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Vol. 71, No. 186 

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 20, 2006. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Housing Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1940–G, Environmental 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0575–0094. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

requires Federal agencies prior to the 

approval of proposed actions to 

consider the potential environmental 

impacts of these actions. Consequently, 

for the agencies to comply with NEPA, 

it is necessary to have information on 

the types of environmental resources on 

site or in the vicinity that might impact 

the proposed action. Also, information 

is required on the nature of the project 

selected by the applicant. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

agency will collect environmental data 

using form RD 1940–20, Request for 

Environmental Information. Having all 

activities and environmental 

information on the proposed project site 

will enable the Agency official to 

determine the magnitude of the 

potential environmental impacts and 

whether the project is controversial for 

environmental reasons. The agency 

failure to collect environmental 

information would result in a violation 

of NEPA. Thus, the agency would have 

no basis to support a decision regarding 

the need for an environmental impact 

statement. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

individuals or households; business or 

other for-profit; not-for-profit 

institutions; State, local or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 4,539. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 27,499. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8214 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 20, 2006. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Federal Collection Methods for 

Food Stamp Program Recipient Claims. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0446. 

Summary of Collection: The Debt 

Collection Improvement (DCIA), Food 

Stamp Act (FSA) and the Privacy Acts 

require that State agencies advise 

debtors of the intended referral to the 

Treasury Offset Program (TOP). TOP is 

a method used to collect debts owed for 

over-issued food stamp recipient claims. 

TOP offers debtors an opportunity to 

repay the claim, and an opportunity to 

request a review of the validity of the 

collection action. 


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